High Level Meeting

"The league?", asked Lance in a confused voice.

"Yes, the league. One of the main agendas is the league. Actually, there are only 2 agendas. Both of them are connected to each other. Before talking about the league, I would first like to talk about the wild Pokemons.

Normally, the situation of the wild Pokemons is solely monitored by the league. Actually, that was why the league was formed. Since the league had done such a good job till now, no other parties have been actively involved in these things. There are some soldiers and armies of some of the kings and Queens, but none of them are as good as the league.

However, right now, it looks like they are not doing a good job.", said Joseph.

He turned on the monitor to show his presentation. In the last year, the number of tides and attacks of the wild Pokemons has increased by 300% in the Hoenn region. Such a thing had never happened before. There have been cases of increase but not by so much.

After that, I communicated with the league but they didn't give us a good reason. I also talked to Kanto and Sinnoh region and they also reported the same thing. The increase in tide is very alarming. This is the main agenda of the meeting."

"I don't know what is happening but there must be something with the league.", remarked Volo.

"And that is the second agenda of our meeting. The league.", said Joseph.

"So, is this the league that is doing all dirty things, or is the situation very dire?", asked Flint.

"I believe that it is both of those things.", said Axel.

Everyone looked at him for an explanation.

"From what I have heard, the whole world is going to face some apocalyptic situation in the near future. So, I believe that the increase in the aggression of the wild Pokemons is true."

"Does your information come from a reliable source? Like from Oak?", asked Joseph.

"I am not going to reveal where my info came from but I assure you that it comes from a very reliable source.", replied Axel.

"Ok, we believe you. But what do you mean that the league is doing dirty things?", asked Volo.

Axel began to recount the things of the past, how the league charged very high during the tide battle of his village and how unsupportive they really were. He also told the problem that he was facing while registering the mercenary team.

"I knew that they were not good people and only cared about the profits but this, this is too much.", shouted Drake as he slammed his hand on the table.

The table vibrated after the impact and there were also some cracks in some places.

Drake was one of the oldest in the meeting and he had a lot of experience. He could relate to Axel's problem and pain. Creating a team from scratch and then getting rejected by the league with no particular reason would hurt a lot.

The other members of the meeting also started to complain about the league. It looked like the league had made a lot of enemies till now.

"Alright, alright. Please be silent. We are civilized people.", said Joseph as the meeting grew silent yet again.

"As of right now, we have identified the problem. Due to some apocalyptic reason, the world would be facing a lot of tide battles and wild Pokemons. I get that. But what is the solution to it?

Even if by some miracle, we can uproot the league and its whole system, which I don't think that we can, we don't have a substitute. None of us private people have the power or the means to defend our region with our small forces.", said Norman.

That was the hard truth. First of all, overthrowing the league was a pipe dream. The people in this meeting knew the kind of crimes that the league had done but the public didn't know. The public opinion of the league was very high. Even if they were able to somehow make the public believe that the league was in the wrong, taking out the league would still be a problem.

The league commanded a huge force. Not only military but also in other sectors like Poke mart, Pokemon center, and other facilities that these people would have to replace. Even if they found the solution for all those things and they could overthrow the league, none of them had the capacity to hold the tide and the wild Pokemons.

"I may have a solution for it.", came a voice.

Everyone looked at Axel for his suggestion as he was the one that had an idea.

"We can talk with the Kings and Queen of the region. I believe that they had much greater force than all of us combined."

"You know that? That is a great idea. If we combine all of our private power with the king and queen's powers, then we might be able to do this. But this is also just a thinking. We need to do a lot to accomplish it.", said Volo with a bit of excitement.

"That is a good idea but how are we going to overthrow the league in the first place?"

"I have a solution for that too.", said Axel.

"Let's hear it then."

"First of all, we must make the public believe that the league is the bad guy. For that we can do a lot of things but first, we need to talk to the King and the queen and make them good guys in the eye of the public.", said Axel.

"But why the King and the queen? Why not one of us?", asked Volo.

"There are 2 reasons for that. First of all, if it is going to be one of us then who is it going to be? This is going to create distress between us which I don't want right. If we make a united front and create an organization, then we are just the league when they were just formed. So, the public would not believe us.

Secondly, if we choose the king and the queen, it would be more believable to the public as they are the kings and the queens of this region.", said Axel.

"Go on, what is the next step then?

If we are able to make the public believe that the league is the bad guy here, the league must do either of 2 things. First, the league would do all the things to prove themself right and try to make us foolish or they would try to do a lot of good things to the masses to gain attraction.

If they did the first, we need to have good evidence, and that is all. But if they did the second, then we would be in a bit of trouble as we would have to make the public believe that we are better than the league.

If we succeed then the rest of the things would follow normally. The league would fall, so they would cut a lot of their staff and soldiers. We will or the region will hire them. We will only let the league operate on other things like Pokemon center and the mart and other shops. The matter of protection would be for the kings and queens and us to decide."

"That is a great theory and a great plan but only on paper. You made it sound easy but it is actually very hard.", said Agatha.

"Of course, it is harder than it looks. I am not saying that it would be done in a day or a month or even a year. We need to properly plan this for years to come. The league had been here for hundreds of years. So, it would take some time."

"Hm.. Anyone have other plans except for Axel?"

Some of them came with some plans but none of them were as good as Axel's. This was to be expected. Axel had been eyeing the league for quite some time and he had made a lot of back up plans for them. This plan was one of the plans that he had thought about.

"So, since we don't have any good plans other than that of Axel, for now, we will further talk about it for some time. We are also not in a position to make this decision as we will also have to consult with our friends and superiors.

So, let's have this meeting again after a month. Till now, I expect all of you to get the required approvals and also any new ideas that you guys have in mind.

Let's conclude the meeting right now. Is there anything that any one wants to add?", asked Joseph.

"Yes, there is something that I want to add.", said Flint.

When Flint noticed that all of their attention was on him, he began to talk.

"I consider the meeting to be successful. This also means that 3 of our regions are in a temporary alliance until we overthrow the league and get our situation in control.", said Flint.

All of them agreed and nodded their heads. This was an alliance. Something that rarely happened between any regions.

"One of the main reasons that I agreed for the young trainers to join the meeting was that all of them would also be friends. I know that since our regions have been competitors for such a long time, it is difficult for the young ones to be friends too. But I urge you guys to try cause if you are still treating your future friends as enemies, then this alliance will not go for long enough."

Nobody had thought of this issue but the issue was a serious one.

"Mr. Flint is right. Now is not the time to make enemies but friends. I will talk to my young ones about it.", said Drake.

Others also agreed and very quickly all of the people agreed. The young ones were not in a good situation right now. All of them hated each other and all of them were competitive.

Seeing that the young ones were not agreeing, Agatha added, "I know that it is hard for you kids to be friends in an instant but just like us, you can enter into an alliance."

"Alliance?", asked Cynthia.

"Yes, alliance. You only talk about this issue. You will help others but asking for something in return but with a good heart and you guys keep in touch. I don't think this is hard to maintain.", suggested Agatha.

This was a good solution. They didn't need to be lifelong friends. They just needed to cooperate to get stronger.

"I also agree with it. As of right now, you guys are weak and you need to be strong as fast as possible. One of the possible ways is to make yourself stronger another one is taking Axel's route. Making a mercenary team but I don't suggest you go that route cause it is very complicated.

What I want to say is that you trade to get yourself stronger.", said Volo.

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The gang which now included Lance, Axel, Krishna, Crasher, Steven, Cynthia, Susan, and Wallace went outside of the meeting hall. All of them were in their own world. They had not thought that the elders were planning to overthrow the league. It was a whole new concept for them.

"Since we have to get into an alliance, why don't we have a talk too?", asked Susan.

"You mean like a meeting?", asked Crasher.

"Yes, like a meeting."

"No, I am already tired and hungry after that meeting. I don't want to go to another meeting.", sighed Crasher.

"Why don't we just go to a restaurant?"

"That is a great idea. I am down."

All of them agreed to go to a restaurant as none of them had lunch. Axel was not comfortable having so many new people to talk to but he was interested in talking with people like Cynthia and Steven.